Best time to plant bok choy in Australia
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Also called pak choi, pak choy, buk choy, Chinese white cabbage
Bok choy, also sold as pak choi, is a leaf vegetable that never forms a head. Instead, green leaf blades rise from pale, bulbous bases in a loose cluster. The taste sits somewhere between water chestnut and spinach with a slight pepperiness, and the leaves are stronger than the base.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Temperate | All year | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Subtropical | All year | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
| Tropical | Feb to Nov | Broadly matches local guides, with some differences |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 6mm
- Plant spacing
- 20cm
- Row spacing
- 40cm
- Height
- 20cm
- Germination
- 7-14 days at 7-23°C
- Time to harvest
- 40-50 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.